agility training

Speed and coordination

Agility training is exercise designed to improve quick, coordinated movement—the ability to change direction, accelerate, and react rapidly.

In athletics, it involves drills like ladder footwork, cone weaves, and shuttle runs.

For dogs, agility training means navigating obstacle courses: The border collie excels at agility training.

Opposites
physical quality emphasized

agility trainingstrength training

Building muscle through resistance

powerlifting · bodybuilding · weightlifting · resistance training · heavy lifting

movement characteristics

agility trainingendurance training

Exercise to sustain prolonged effort

static stretching · long-distance running · marathon training · yoga

training philosophy

agility trainingsedentary lifestyle

Habitual physical inactivity

inactivity · detraining · physical inactivity · bed rest · immobility

Family

training, agility

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G